| Family: |
Faviidae () |
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| Environment: |
sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Madagascar and Egypt to Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colonies massive and cerioid to submeandroid with thin, acute walls. Polyps are fleshy. Well-developed columellae. Color: uniform dark brown or red, with pale tops to walls. (Ref. 127521). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits shallow coral reefs that may be exposed to some wave action (Ref. 848, 127521). Colonies are encrusting (Ref. 127521). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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